The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-26

James L. Richards, Nashville; Josh Rid
die, Standing Stone Original John 5.
Johnson, Camp Creek. Reissue Thomas
j. Rogers, Brush creek.
Mississippi, for Mexican War Services
James J. Atkins, Friars Point; Gabriel
lleatmalc, Lake Burnside; Levi RIsk,
Stonewall
Arkansas Sarah Page former widow Of
Jourdan Taylor, Berryvillc; minor Of
Jourdan TAYLOR Bcrryvillc. For Mexican
Daniel c. Depricst, lonokc, Original
Pcnsion-Thomas j, Copeland, Garland
PRODUCTIONS OF MINERALS.
Tie United States geological survey,
Mai. j. w. Powell, director has issued Ao
statistics OF the production of minerals
during 1886. The report gives primarily
the production and value ot every promi-
ncnt mineral substance in the United
States, and in addition comparative state
mcnt of prices, sources OF supply and tech.
nical matters which proved important dur
ing the year. II appears that the total
value OF the mineral products, taken rs
early as possible at the points of pro.
duction, was moro than Si6i, 100000, the
largest mineral production yet recorded in
any country. In 1889 the value was about
| %20, coo, 600 Many substances shared in
| this increase, but particularly iron and
steel, which alone showed nm increase ol
| S30, ,OOO,O In 1885 bituminous coal was
the most valuable product, hut in 1856 It
was passed by pg-iron, which hada higher
| total v;lue than silver and gold combined,
| Wonderful progress IL shown in the use OF
natural gas, the consumption being more
| than double that OF 1855 and twenty times
| that OF 1883. II is estimated that the value
| Of the coal displaced 10y natural gas in lSSU
was moro than ~, S0O,0OO This is slightly
less than half the value Of the petroleum.
BETTER POSTAL LAWS.
Judge Bryant, the assistant attorney
general for the postoilicc department, and
| Postmaster General Villas are preparing
| the draft of bill the effect oi which will
! be- tn repeal the old law recently put III
force in relation 10 the printing Of adycr
tiscmcnts on postal wrappers ON third and
fourth class matter The measure they
are preparing will allow the printing O
~ much advertising on wrapper
M it will hold, provided that a spac,
two and a hall by thrcc and a half inches
is lett for the address, and also provide,
| ulul lU'lt ~ noNllllg VI " l'iN'NAl W wv
scene nature in the advertisement There
are several members OF Congress who hay,
been preparing similar bills, among then
Representative Rufus j. Cummings, q
New York, and the outloo, Tor the passag,
Of a hill some time early in this CQngtcs
is very favorable.
TnE CANADIANS ASKED TOO MUCu.
The conference OF Supt. Bell, oi th
foreign mail division, with Mr. Mcclellan
the representative of the Canadian post
office department, in New York, did no
accomplish any very satisfactory results
The object OF the meeting was 10 ~
range for new postal treaty be
tween the United States and CanadI
The Canadian representative WAS in fave
Of the treaty, but the postmaster gcneE
Of Canada wanted 10 impose certain con
dtions which would have given a vas
amount Of work 20 the American officials
caused division Of postal revenues an
maae looinplicalcd system of account
necessary. - that for the present, at loas
the proposition has fallen through.